Sony Corporation designs, develops, produces, and sells electronic equipment, instruments, and devices for the consumer, professional, and industrial markets worldwide. The company offers network services related to games, videos, and music contents; and home and portable game consoles, packaged software, and peripheral devices, as well as broadcast/professional, integrated circuit card technology, and medical and imaging device solutions.
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Industry, Sector and Symbol
Industry Household audio & video equipment
Sub-IndustryN/A
SectorConsumer Discretionary
Phone813-6748-2111
Debt
Price-To-Earnings
Sales & Book Value
Annual Sales$78.67 billion
Profitability
Miscellaneous
Employees117,300
Next Earnings Date7/30/2019 (Estimated)
OptionableOptionable
Sony (NYSE:SNE) Frequently Asked Questions
What is Sony's stock symbol?
Sony trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "SNE."
How were Sony's earnings last quarter?
Sony Corp (NYSE:SNE) posted its earnings results on Friday, April, 26th. The company reported $0.62 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.19 by $0.43. The firm earned $2,127.50 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2,040.96 billion. Sony had a net margin of 10.54% and a return on equity of 21.78%. Sony's revenue for the quarter was up 9.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the firm posted $41.20 earnings per share. View Sony's Earnings History.
When is Sony's next earnings date?
What price target have analysts set for SNE?
7 brokers have issued 1-year price objectives for Sony's stock. Their forecasts range from $44.04 to $52.91. On average, they anticipate Sony's share price to reach $48.4750 in the next year. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 9.0%. View Analyst Price Targets for Sony.
What is the consensus analysts' recommendation for Sony?
7 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Sony in the last year. There are currently 7 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for Sony.
Has Sony been receiving favorable news coverage?
Press coverage about SNE stock has trended somewhat positive recently, InfoTrie reports. The research group identifies negative and positive media coverage by reviewing more than six thousand news and blog sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Sony earned a coverage optimism score of 1.6 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave news coverage about the company a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, meaning that recent media coverage is extremely likely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the near term. View News Stories for Sony.
Are investors shorting Sony?
Sony saw a increase in short interest in the month of April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totalling 3,431,074 shares, an increase of 68.4% from the April 15th total of 2,037,414 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 1,834,349 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 1.9 days. Currently, 0.3% of the company's stock are sold short. View Sony's Current Options Chain.
Who are some of Sony's key competitors?
What other stocks do shareholders of Sony own?
Who are Sony's key executives?
Sony's management team includes the folowing people:
- Mr. Kazuo Hirai, Chairman (Age 59)
- Mr. Kenichiro Yoshida, CEO, Pres, Representative Corp. Exec. Officer & Director (Age 60)
- Mr. Hiroki Totoki, Sr. Exec. VP & CFO (Age 55)
- Mr. Shigeki Ishizuka, Exec. VP and Pres of Professional Solutions, Services & Digital Imaging Group (Age 61)
- Mr. Shiro Kambe, Exec. VP (Age 58)
Who are Sony's major shareholders?
Sony's stock is owned by a number of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include Primecap Management Co. CA (3.30%), Gamco Investors INC. ET AL (0.30%), Boston Partners (0.21%), Gabelli Funds LLC (0.20%), Menora Mivtachim Holdings LTD. (0.08%) and Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC (0.08%).
Which institutional investors are selling Sony stock?
SNE stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Minneapolis Portfolio Management Group LLC, PNC Financial Services Group Inc., FMR LLC, Marshall Wace LLP, Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co., Gamco Investors INC. ET AL, Primecap Management Co. CA and Clearbridge Investments LLC.
Which institutional investors are buying Sony stock?
SNE stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Boston Partners, CIBC Asset Management Inc, Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd., Henry James International Management Inc., Rockefeller Capital Management L.P., AGF Investments Inc., Martin Investment Management LLC and SG Americas Securities LLC.
How do I buy shares of Sony?
Shares of SNE can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.
What is Sony's stock price today?
One share of SNE stock can currently be purchased for approximately $53.24.
How big of a company is Sony?
Sony has a market capitalization of $67.27 billion and generates $78.67 billion in revenue each year. The company earns $8.25 billion in net income (profit) each year or $6.43 on an earnings per share basis. Sony employs 117,300 workers across the globe.View Additional Information About Sony.
What is Sony's official website?
How can I contact Sony?
Sony's mailing address is 7-1 KONAN 1-CHOME MINATO-KU, TOKYO M0, 108-0075. The company can be reached via phone at 813-6748-2111 or via email at [email protected]
MarketBeat Community Rating for Sony (NYSE SNE)
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